Comparative jet wake structure and swimming performance of salps [PDF]
, 2010 Salps are barrel-shaped marine invertebrates that swim by jet propulsion. Morphological variations among species and life-cycle stages are accompanied by differences in swimming mode.
Madin, Laurence P., Sutherland, Kelly R.
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发电技术, 2020 Based on the previously established model of an endoreversible simple modified closed Brayton cycle (MCBC) coupled to variable-temperature reservoirs, the effect of parameters such as compressor pressure ratio on cycle performance was analyzed.
Chenqi TANG +4 more
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of complex ecological networks: Power-law scaling and implications for conservation planning [PDF]
, 2008 Spatial constraints on the topology of complex networks are just beginning to be appreciated, both theoretically and in concrete examples like the Internet and global air transportation network.
Christopher Wright
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Functions of ecological tourism
Services in Russia and abroad, 2016 Ecological tourism is a rapidly growing type of tourism. The term "ecotourism" is often used by marketers to attract tourists. In modern practice the concept of ecotourism is often distorted due to either ignorance of its essence or in favor of development of tourism business.
Tatyana Butova +2 more
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Functional Rarity: The Ecology of Outliers [PDF]
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2017 Rarity has been a central topic for conservation and evolutionary biologists aiming to determine the species characteristics that cause extinction risk. More recently, beyond the rarity of species, the rarity of functions or functional traits, called functional rarity, has gained momentum in helping to understand the impact of biodiversity decline on ...
Violle, Cyrille +7 more
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The microbiota: a key regulator of health, productivity, and reproductive success in mammals
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe microbiota, intensely intertwined with mammalian physiology, significantly impacts health, productivity, and reproductive functions. The normal microbiota interacts with the host through the following key mechanisms: acting as a protective barrier ...
Ibrar Muhammad Khan +7 more
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Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function [PDF]
, 2015 There is increasing reliance on ecological models to improve our understanding of how ecological systems work, to project likely outcomes under alternative global change scenarios and to help develop robust management strategies.
Adler +116 more
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Ecological sustainability in rangelands : the contribution of dung beetles in secondary seed dispersal (case study: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran) [PDF]
, 2016 Ecological sustainability has been recognized as one of the main aspects of sustainable development of rangelands, at which different kinds of animal including insects, make substantial contributions.
Ardali, Elham Omidezadeh +5 more
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Eco-design case-based reasoning tool: the integration of ecological quality function deployment and case-based reasoning methods for supporting sustainable product design [PDF]
, 2018 Several methods and tools have been developed to facilitate sustainable product design, but they lack critical application of the ecological design (eco-design) process and economic costing, particularly during the conceptual design phase.
Prickett, Paul +2 more
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Traits with ecological functions [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2012 Individual plant species thrive in specific environments, some growing well across a wide area, others being restricted to survival in very narrow ecological niches. Within a niche, a species must compete for space, light and other resources with the same and other species. Many decades of work on crops has advanced our understanding of characteristics
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